Roger Kemp Australia, 1908-87
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About Roger Kemp
Born in at Eaglehawk in Victoria in 1908, Kemp studied at the National Gallery School, Melbourne. He was an abstract painter who came to prominence late in life. Kemp's first solo exhibition at the Velasquez Gallery in Melbourne in June 1945, although he sold no paintings. Later in his career he won the McCaughey Prize in 1961, the Georges Invitation art prize and the Transfield Art Prize in 1965 and the Blake Prize in 1968 and 1970. In 2020 the NGV held a comprehensive restrospective of his work, "Visionary Modernist, His works are represented in several state and provincial collections.
Roger Kemp is one of the most prolific of the artists listed in our database, with the number of works offered for sale by auction since 1969 of 442, of which 303 (69%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $114,000 for Abstract Structure sold by Sotheby's in April 2008. This year 19 works have been offered for sale. Works by Roger Kemp are held by the National Gallery of Australia, Art Gallery of NSW and a further eight major public national galleries (see list below).
Roger Kemp is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- McCulloch, Alan McCulloch, Susan McCulloch, Emily McCulloch-Childs. The New McCulloch's Encyclopedia of Australian Art. 4th Edition, Aus Art Melbourne & The Miegunyah Press, 2006. Page 570
- Australian Prints + Printmaking, a database listing printmaking artists from Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific region based on the print collection of the National Gallery of Australia.
Artists' Resale Royalty
Could the second and subsequent works by this artist sold after June 9, 2010 for over $1,000 be liable for the Artists' Resale Royalty? More info…
Yes, eligible, subject to the artist satisfying the residency test. The artist is alive or has been deceased for less than 70 years. Contact the Copyright Agency for information on the residency test.
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